On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 10:47 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <r...@apache.org> wrote: > Following the discussion thread, I would like to call a > VOTE on accepting Hivemall into the Apache Incubator. > > [] +1 Accept Hivemall into the Apache Incubator > [] +0 Abstain. > [] -1 Do not accept Hivemall into the Apache Incubator because ...
+1 (binding) Thanks, Roman. > This vote will be open until 11:59am PST 9th of September 2016 > > The proposal is attached, but you can also access it on the wiki: > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/HivemallProposal > > Thanks, > Roman. > > == Abstract == > > Hivemall is a library for machine learning implemented as Hive > UDFs/UDAFs/UDTFs. > > Hivemall runs on Hadoop-based data processing frameworks, specifically > on Apache Hive, Apache Spark, and Apache Pig, that support Hive UDFs > as an extension mechanism. > > == Proposal == > > Hivemall is a collection of machine learning algorithms and versatile > data analytics functions. It provides a number of ease of use machine > learning functionalities through user-defined function (UDF), > user-defined aggregate function (UDAFs), and/or user-defined table > generating functions (UDTFs) of Apache Hive. It offers a variety of > functionalities: regression, classification, recommendation, anomaly > detection, k-nearest neighbor, and feature engineering. Hivemall > supports state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms such as Soft > Confidence Weighted, Adaptive Regularization of Weight Vectors, > Factorization Machines, and AdaDelta. Hivemall is mainly designed to > run on Apache Hive but it also supports Apache Pig and Apache Spark > for the runtime. > > == Background == > > Hivemall started as a research project of the main developer at > National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology > (AIST) in 2013 and the initial version was released on 2 Oct, 2013 on > Github: https://github.com/myui/hivemall. > > After the main developer moving to Treasure Data in 2015, the project > has been actively developed as an open source product and changed the > license from GNU LGPL v2.1 to Apache License v2 on Mar 16, 2015. The > project copyright holders agreed to change the license then. > > The community is growing incrementally and the project has 15 > contributors, 431 stars, and 131 forks on Github as of Aug 15, 2016. > The project was awarded for the InfoWorld Bossie Awards (the best open > source big data tools) in 2014. > > Past main contributions by external contributors includes Apache Pig > supports from Daniel Dai (Hortonworks), Apache Spark porting and an > integration to Apache YARN from Takeshi Yamamuro (NTT). Hivemall was > originally designed for Apache Hive but it now supports Apache Spark > and Apache Pig. > > == Rationale == > > User-defined function is a powerful mechanism to enrich the expressive > power of declarative query languages like SQL, HiveQL, PigLatin, Spark > SQL. Hive UDF interface is now becoming the de-facto standard for > SQL-on-Hadoop platforms; Apache Spark and Apache Pig have full > supports for Hive UDFs/UDAFs/UDTFs, and Apache Impala, Apache Drill, > and Apache Tajo also have limited supports for Hive UDFs/UDAFs. > > Hivemall can be considered as a cross platform library for machine > learning as Hivemall is implemented as cross platform Hive > UDFs/UDAFs/UDTFs; prediction models built by a batch query of Apache > Hive can be used on Apache Spark/Pig, and conversely, prediction > models build by Apache Spark can be used from Apache Hive/Pig. > > Several database vendors are trying to offer machine learning > functionality in relational databases, so that the costs of moving > data can be eliminated. Apache MADlib, a machine learning library for > HAWQ and PostgreSQL, is accepted as an Apache Incubator project. > MADlib is implemented using PostgreSQL UDF interface. > > Apache Hive has a JIRA ticket in HIVE-7940 to support machine learning > functionalities. So, we consider this proposal is useful for the > community. We consider that Hivemall is better to be a separated > project to the Apache Hive because 1) we target other data processing > frameworks such as Apache Spark as well for the runtime of Hivemall, > and 2) the current codebase is large enough to be separated. > Separation of concerns is good for project governance (e.g., release > management). For example, Apache Datafu is data mining and statistics > library for Apache Pig and a separated project to Apache Pig. > > We consider that Hivemall would be a similar position to Apache Datafu > but there are large differences in features and target runtimes. > The target runtime of Apache Datafu is Apache Pig but Hivemall targets > Apache Hive, Apache Spark, and Apache Pig for the target runtime. > Apache Datafu is more likely to be statistics library and does not > support machine learning features such as classification and > regression but Hivemall is a machine learning library supporting them. > > == Initial Goals == > > The initial goals are as follows: > * Establish the project governance in the Apache way and broaden the > community > * Improve documentations. > * Adding more unit/scenario tests. > * Handover of code and copyrights > * get I-CLA from the initial committers > * get SGA from other individuals not listed in the initial > committers and AIST. > * list all copyrights and licenses in NOTICE file and LICENSE file, > respectively. > > == Current Status == > > Hivemall has several on-going WIP features. > > Making a parameter server (a kind of distributed key-value store) as > Apache YARN application is a major issue. Hivemall’s parameter server > is currently a standalone application. Parameter servers on Apache > YARN enables to use Hadoop cluster resource efficiently and makes > management of parameter servers easier. > > Another major WIP issue is integrating XGBoost into Hivemall. We need > more works and tests, e.g., supporting cross compilation of native JNI > objects of XGBoost. > > === Meritocracy === > > The project members understand the importance of letting motivated > individuals contribute to the project. Since Hivemall was initially > released in 2014, it has received contributions from 14 contributors. > > Our intent of this incubator proposal is building a diverse developer > community following the Apache meritocracy model. We welcome external > contributions and plan to elect committers from those who contribute > significantly to the project. > > === Community === > > While there are 15 contributors in total, there are 3-4 active > developers continuously involved for the major feature development at > the moment. We hope to extend our contributor base and encourages > suggestions and contributions from any potential user. > > === Core Developers === > > The current main developers are from employees of Treasure Data, NTT > and Hortonworks. Some of them are Hadoop/Pig PMCs and/or Hive > committers. > > === Alignment === > > Incubating at ASF is the natural choice for the Hivemall project > because the Hivemall is targeting to run on Apache Hive, Apache Spark, > and Apache Pig. We encourage integrations with other ASF data > processing frameworks like Apache Impala and Apache Drill. > > == Known Risks == > > The contributions of the main developer is significant at the moment > but the dependencies would decrease as the community grows. > > === Orphaned products === > > While the main developer is developing Hivemall as a full-time job at > TreasureData, the company is well being aware of the open source > philosophy and the importance of open governance of open source > products. Orphanining ASF product can be considered itself as a risk. > Hence, we think the the risks of it being orphaned are minimal. > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > Hivemall also has been developed as an open source project since 2013. > The majority of the project member have jobs developing open source > products and some of them are working on other ASF projects like > Apache Hadoop and Apache Pig. We thus considered that the project > members have enough experiences for open source development. > > === Homogenous Developers === > > The current list of committers consists of developers from three > different companies. The committers are geographically distributed > across the U.S. and Asia. They are experienced with working in a > distributed environment. > > While not included in the initial committer, there are other external > contributors to the project. So, we hope to establish a developer > community that includes those contributors from several other > corporations during the incubation process. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > The major developer is paid by his employer to contribute to this > project and the other developers are payed by their employers for > Hadoop-related open source development. While they might change their > affiliations over time, they are willing to have their expertise for > the open source development. So, the project would continue regardless > their affiliations. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > Hivemall is a collection for machine learning functions on Apache > Hive, Apache Spark, and Apache Pig. Apache MADlib is a collection of > machine learning functions for relational databases, i.e., Apache HAWQ > and PostgreSQL. There is no conflict in their target runtimes. > > === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > Our interest for this incubation is attracting more contributors, > building a strong community with open governance, and increasing the > visibility of Hivemall in the market/community. We will be sensitive > to inadvertent abuse of the Apache brand for any commercial use and > will work with the Incubator PMC and project mentors to ensure the > brand policies are respected. > > == Documentation == > > Information on Hivemall can be found at: > https://github.com/myui/hivemall/wiki > > == Initial Source == > > We released the initial version of Hivemall in 2013 at > https://github.com/myui/hivemall and introduced Hivemall at the Hadoop > Summit 2014. > > == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > > We know no legal encumberment to transfer of the source to Apache. We > are going to get Contributor License Agreement (CLA) for all property > of Hivemall. > > Also, we plan to get a sign from AIST for Software Grant Agreement (SGA). > > == External Dependencies == > > Hivemall depends on the following third party libraries: > > Core module: > * netty (The MIT License) > * smile (Apache License v2.0) > * org.takuaani.xz (Public Domain) > * xgboost (Apache License v2.0) > * hadoop (Apache License v2.0) > * hive (Apache License v2.0) > * log4j (Apache License v2.0) > * guava (Apache License v2.0) > * lucene-analyzers-kuromoji (Apache License v2.0) > * junit (Eclipse Public License v1.0) > * mockito (The MIT License) > * powermock (Apache License v2.0) > * kryo (BSD License) > > Hivemall on Spark: > * spark (Apache License v2.0) > * commons-cli (Apache License v2.0) > * commons-logging (Apache License v2.0) > * commons-compress (Apache License v2.0) > * scala-library (BSD License) > * scalatest (Apache License v2.0) > * xerial-core (Apache License v2.0) > > The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. > > == Cryptography == > > N/A > > == Required resources == > > === Mailing lists === > > * priv...@hivemall.incubator.apache.org (with moderated subscriptions) > * comm...@hivemall.incubator.apache.org > * d...@hivemall.incubator.apache.org > * u...@hivemall.incubator.apache.org > > === Git Repository === > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-hivemall.git > > === JIRA assistance === > > JIRA project Hivemall (HIVEMALL) > > == Initial Committers == > > * Makoto Yui (m...@treasure-data.com) > * Takeshi Yamamuro (yamamuro.tak...@lab.ntt.co.jp) > * Daniel Dai (da...@hortonworks.com) > * Tsuyoshi Ozawa (ozawa.tsuyo...@lab.ntt.co.jp) > * Kai Sasaki (sas...@treasure-data.com) > > == Affiliations == > > === Treasure Data === > * Makoto Yui > * Kai Sasaki > > === NTT === > * Takeshi Yamamuro > * Tsuyoshi Ozawa Apache Hadoop PMC member > > === Hortonworks === > * Daniel Dai (ASF member) Apache Pig PMC member > > == Sponsors == > > === Champion === > * Roman Shaposhnik (Pivotal, ASF member, IPMC member) Apache > Bigtop/Incubator PMC member > > === Nominated Mentors === > > * Reynold Xin (Dataricks, ASF member) Apache Spark PMC member > * Markus Weimer (Microsoft, ASF member) Apache REEF PMC member > * Xiangrui Meng (Databricks, ASF member) Apache Spark PMC member > > === Sponsoring Entity === > > We are requesting the Incubator to sponsor this project. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
